The Fruit Basket

1. 3 lbs Organic Fuji Apples – $5.49

2. 3 lbs Conventional Oranges – $1.99

3. 1 Conventional Mango – $.69 each

4. 1 Conventional Pineapple – $1.29

5. Conventional Bananas – $.29 / pound

I love that Aldi also stocks fresh, organic strawberries! They didn’t have them this week, but they do often and I always snatch them up as strawberries are just loaded with pesticides and I try not to buy conventional strawberries.

The Cheese & Cracker Platter

We love crackers and cheese! ALDI sells organic varieties of crackers which I really like as well as Kerrygold Cheese which comes from grass-fed cows.

6. Organic Crackers, Chedder & Sunflower and 4-Seed – $2.69

7. Kerrygold Cheese – $3.29

The Veggie Tray

I grow most of the vegetables we eat in the summer, but that’s not possible year round. I’m excited to find organic veggies and also organic Ranch Dressing since my kids like to dip.

8. Organic Baby Carrots – $1.69

9. Organic Cherry Tomatoes – $2.79

10. Organic Ranch Dressing – $1.99

Smoothie Ingredients

Using a few base ingredients sold at Aldi as well as whatever fruit happens to be on sale, I can create an unlimited number of different smoothies for my kids to snack on! My base ingredients for healthy smoothies are:

11. Lifeway Kefir – $2.49

Organic Spinach – $1.69

Frozen Organic Strawberries – $2.69

Frozen Organic Blueberries – $2.99

Miscellaneous Snacks

I like to dump all the nuts, the dried fruit, and chopped chocolate into a jar. The mix makes a nice snack to take on the go! My kids eat ALDI organic granola by the handful. They also mix it with Kefir and eat it out of a cup.

12. Whole Almonds – $5.49

Chopped Walnuts – $3.49

Dried Apricots – $2.99

Chocolate from Germany {because it’s oh so good…} – $1.99

13. Organic Salsa – $1.89

14. Organic Frozen Fruit Bars, Strawberry & Banana – $2.69 {for a nice splurge when I have extra money}

15. Organic Granola {my kids’ favorite is the Tropical Mango Passion, but they also have a tasty Apple Walnut as well.} – $3.49

Nature’s Path Organic Granola – Pumpkin Flax {my favorite} – $2.75

16. Organic Popcorn – $1.79 {I almost always pop my own from seeds, but some of you might like to know that ALDI does sell Organic Popcorn!)

And there you have it! At least 15 ideas for budget friendly, healthy snacks for kids – all found at your local ALDI! To find a store near you, search here at ALDI‘s store locator! Also, I highly recommend the free ALDI App for smartphones I downloaded it a while ago to my iPhone and I love checking out the weekly specials! It helps me prioritize what to buy and save money!

Are you an ALDI shopper? I’d love to hear your favorite items to buy there!